Italian Envoys Tour Delayed By Prince Udine Illness
The Italian war mission delays its southern and midwest travels after Prince Udine falls ill, though he plans to join the party in Washington and New York later. Enrico Av1orta announces that the itinerary will proceed from Atlanta to Birmingham and New Orleans, then Chicago and New York, with Marconi urging speed to return to Italy.
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Middle West
Udine
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Birmingham
New Orleans
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Salley
Chicago
New York
Teaty
Arrested at his pulpit in Astoria church incident
Rav J WV Lia, pastor of the Astoria Christian Church, was arrested as he stepped from his pulpit amid a crowd trying to force entry. The white haired minister spoke of love for the United States, saluted the flag, and said he would bear arms for the Stars and Stripes, waiving farewell as he was driven away by a sheriff's car.
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Rav
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Astoria
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Christian Church
United Stat
Nations experts build camp for new army cantonments
The War Department draws on top engineers planners and landscape architects to design sixteen army cantonments. Howard I. Rogers Boston sits as construction executive on the defense council committee aiding the project. Title oversees cantonment construction with experts enlisted to ensure water supply disposal power and lighting.
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War Department
National Defense Council
Howard I. Rogera
Boston
Angisten
Defense Council
Wetbo
Tittel
Army Quartermaster’s Department
Two Die in Cloudburst at Braddock Dock
Two persons are believed drowned after a cloudburst in Braddock's Docker Haven area. A score persons were tortured and more than 30 rescued from probable drowning as floodwaters swept through the canal valley. Mrs Mars von, seated on her porch, was washed from her arms as the torrent broke. Both victims were swept away. The scene was chaotic as rescuers worked to recover bodies and aid survivors.
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Athesa
Dockers Heten
Braddock
Ganela Vale
Mars
Von
Watther
War Room Brings Busy Washington to a Roaring Peak
Washington hums as war preparations surge. Hotels fill, rents rise, stenographers are scarce, and government offices scramble for space as 50,000 clerks more are needed. Decoration Day pauses work as the city shifts to wartime operations and clerical shortages loom ahead.
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Corey
Baltimore Star
Washington
New York
Jewish Congress Election Result in Washington Delegates Named
Returns from the ereht voting precincts of Washington select delegates to the national Jewish Congress under the National Zionist Society for September. Fudge Milton Strasburmger and Moris Freicoff win. candidates include B Cohen and D Danzansky. Joseph Tepper served as executive chairman of the election committee.
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Washington
National Jewish Congress
National Zionist Society
Fudge Milton Strasburmgert
Moris Freicoff
B Cohen
D. Danzansky
Joseph Tepper
Liberty Loan Totals and Public Appeals Across Towns
National drive for Liberty Loan subscriptions unfolds with street meetings in towns and churches. Secretary McAdoo urges Boy Scouts to promote bonds and urges Americans to sacrifice for world peace, self governance, and defeating German autocracy. Messages stress liberty loans as safe investments and a path to a concert of democratic nations.
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McAdoo
Treasury Department
League
America
Motorman Held Under Mann Law
Edward Cornell Hampton a motorman of Indian Head Maryland was arrested by Central Office Detectives Bauer and Sweeney on a Mann law charge. Mrs Lullian Willett said to be the wife of a naval proving grounds employee is to be held as a witness. Hampton formerly a powder attendant at the proving grounds came to the city with Willett and was later employed as a motor man. Ed Willett of Indian Head is listed on the blotter as the complainant at police headquarters.
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Edward Cornell Hampton
Indian Head
Central Office
Bauer and
Sweeney
Lullian Willett
Naval Proving Grounds
Hampton
Willett
Eds Willett
Hampcom
Liquor Law Tightened Bond Required. Prison Term Imposed
Virginia announces stricter enforcement of statewide prohibition. Convicted violators must post bonds ranging from 500 to 5000 dollars, with failure to bond leading to an additional six months in jail. Prohibition agents Horner and Whitehead urge Commonwealth's attorneys to enforce the measure. Other items include a high school essay prize, graduation plans at St Mary's Academy, and local civic notes.
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Commonwealth
Nashington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Guy T. Horner
Thomas Whitehead
J. Sidney Petera
Mob tension over Keet baby case continues in Stockton
Sheriff Webb reports mob brutality as Pierson and Adams were jailed while Piersol and Adams were taken away. He notes four prisoners remain, unrest fears fade, and aid from deputies is expected. New developments include letters from Admiral Fletcher and Gen. Wood to Capt. Pierson.
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Adams
Stockton
Allie Adams
C. Lotus
Maxie Adams
Sam McGinnis
Wood and Fletcher
Dick Carter
Kansas
Gen. Wood
Admiral Fletcher
Paul G. Pierson
Sheriff Webb
Carter
W. L. Warner
Crenshaw House
Keet
The
American Club
Leonard Wood
Presbyterians Hold Song Service in New York Church
A special patriotic song service was held at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church concluding the week of patriotic services. The choir performed many old patriotic songs and war hymns and featured "From Sea to the Shiney Sea" composed by Misa Virginia Bates of Wesley College.
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Misa Virginia Bates
Wesley College
Wool for United States under wartime shipping deal
Great Britain has released about 1409 pounds of Australian wool to the United States, a 45 908 date tally reported by the Department of Commerce. The move aims to ease a wool shortage caused by wartime export restrictions and a surge in khaki cloth orders. Britain agreed to general terms with American officials through the British War Commission to cooperate on war needs.
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Department of Commerce
Ulad
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Steven
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British War Commission
Steamboat Tests Eased for Officers by Commerce
The Department of Commerce suspends prerequisites for vessel officers on bays sounds and lakes not including the great lakes to relieve shortages. Inspectors may judge eligibility without adhering to prior experience rules. Higher wages in shipyards drew skilled sailors, impacting operations. The order covers masters mates pilots engineers and ferry and passenger barge officers. The Federal Shipping Board also announced plans to study training schools for merchant marine officers.
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Great Lakes
Federal Shipping Board
Veiled Prophets Hear Sermon Before Washington Council
Members of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm arrive in Washington for their annual conference. Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson preaches at Bethan Baptist Church linking ancient prophets to modern leaders. The council meets at New Masonic Temple, with receptions, a Grotto event, a theater performance, and a sightseeing tour scheduled.
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Washington
Hugh T. Stevenson
Bethan Baptist Church
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Egypt
Hoover
Supreme Council
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Sixteenth
Ingomar
Sylvan Theater
Mystery Death Of Woman On Railroad Tracks
Police continue to seek identification of a woman found crushed on the P W and B Railroad tracks leading to the garbage disposal plant. The mangled body is at the District morgue and investigators suspect she followed a circus touring near Union Station.
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Union Station
May Call Eiffel Tower Breach Mission Details
Voth says the May mission to trade for the Eiffel Tower breach is underway. Officials outline a formal stance and potential steps to address the incident at the tower site.
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Eiffel Tower
German General Frisoner Paris News Report
A British force reports the capture of a German general described as a veteran prisoner who passed through Hashrouster with two other women prisoners. The account notes the general was captured in a single-handed struggle with a soldier.
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Paris
Hashrouster
Quake Leaves Villages in Ruins in San Salvador
San Salvador reports indicate last week’s quake devastated numerous villages in La Libertad department with extensive property damage totaling several million pesos. The volcano’s ash damaged much of the coffee crop though rain may ease losses. No fatalities were recorded, and the government ordered relief for displaced residents as public buildings and roads begin repairs.
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la Libertad
Court Hears Case On Train Jolting Injuries
Terrace Burnett, a brakeman for Erie, was awarded 10000 in damages and 2400 in interest after the Court of Appeals reversed an appellate ruling. He testified he was hurled from the top of a freight car when a train stopped suddenly, losing a leg. The court upheld a theory that momentum and inertia could throw a rider backward after a sudden stop. A retrial had previously been requested with a subway mock test, which the jury declined.
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Washington Post
New City
Court of Appeals
Terrace Burnett
Burnet
Erie
Supreme Court
Burnett
Three Neutral Ships Sunk in German Submarine Attacks
Reports from Christiania and Copenhagen describe the Norwegian steamship Botista of 1701 tons gross torpedoed off the Spanish coast on June 3 with the crew landed. A Swedish sailing vessel Alicia and Helene were sunk by a German submarine with a third ship halted but allowed to proceed after crew were taken aboard.
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Botista
Copenhagen
Wessele Alicia
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